Riddle

The land was white the seed was black. It'll take a good scholar to riddle me that.

Choose an answer

A.A newspaper
B.A page
C.A letter
D.A book
Hint: It's a 2-word phrase with 5 letters, starting with "A".

Answer

A book

Why this is the answer

This old riddle describes writing: the white page is the 'land' and the black ink letters are the 'seed' planted upon it, something a scholar must 'riddle out' by reading.

This riddle is filed under Rhyming Riddles and rated Easy.

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